A Vision of a Golden Lampstand

4 And ^(A)the angel who talked with me came again ^(B)and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. ² And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, ^(C)a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and ^(D)seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. ³ And there are ^(E)two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.” ⁴ And I said to ^(F)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” ⁵ Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, ^(G)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” ⁶ Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to ^(H)Zerubbabel: ^(I)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. ⁷ Who are you, ^(J)O great mountain? Before ^(K)Zerubbabel ^(L)you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward ^(M)the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^9 (N)“The hands of ^(O)Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also ^(P)complete it. ^(Q)Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ^10 (R)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see ^(S)the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

^(T)“These seven ^(U)are the eyes of the Lord, ^(V)which range through the whole earth.” ¹¹ Then I said to him, “What are these ^(W)two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” ¹² And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these ^(X)two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil^[a] is poured out?” ¹³ He said to me, ^(Y)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” ¹⁴ Then he said, ^(Z)“These are the two anointed ones^[b] who stand by ^(AA)the Lord of the whole earth.”

A Vision of a Flying Scroll

5 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying ^(AB)scroll! ² And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying ^(AC)scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.”^{[c] 3} Then he said to me, “This is ^(AD)the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who ^(AE)steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who ^(AF)swears falsely^[d] shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. ⁴ I will send it out, declares the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of ^(AG)him who swears falsely by my name. And ^(AH)it shall remain in his house and ^(AI)consume it, both timber and stones.”

A Vision of a Woman in a Basket

^5 (AJ)Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, ^(AK)“Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.” ⁶ And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is ^(AL)the basket^[e] that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity^[f] in all the land.” ⁷ And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! ⁸ And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down ^(AM)the leaden weight on its opening.

⁹ Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! ^(AN)The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. ¹⁰ Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?” ¹¹ He said to me, “To the ^(AO)land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”

A Vision of a Golden Lampstand

4 And ^(A)the angel who talked with me came again ^(B)and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. ² And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, ^(C)a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and ^(D)seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. ³ And there are ^(E)two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.” ⁴ And I said to ^(F)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” ⁵ Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, ^(G)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” ⁶ Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to ^(H)Zerubbabel: ^(I)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. ⁷ Who are you, ^(J)O great mountain? Before ^(K)Zerubbabel ^(L)you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward ^(M)the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^9 (N)“The hands of ^(O)Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also ^(P)complete it. ^(Q)Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ^10 (R)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see ^(S)the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

^(T)“These seven ^(U)are the eyes of the Lord, ^(V)which range through the whole earth.” ¹¹ Then I said to him, “What are these ^(W)two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” ¹² And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these ^(X)two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil^[a] is poured out?” ¹³ He said to me, ^(Y)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” ¹⁴ Then he said, ^(Z)“These are the two anointed ones^[b] who stand by ^(AA)the Lord of the whole earth.”

A Vision of a Flying Scroll

5 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying ^(AB)scroll! ² And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying ^(AC)scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.”^{[c] 3} Then he said to me, “This is ^(AD)the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who ^(AE)steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who ^(AF)swears falsely^[d] shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. ⁴ I will send it out, declares the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of ^(AG)him who swears falsely by my name. And ^(AH)it shall remain in his house and ^(AI)consume it, both timber and stones.”

A Vision of a Woman in a Basket

^5 (AJ)Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, ^(AK)“Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.” ⁶ And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is ^(AL)the basket^[e] that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity^[f] in all the land.” ⁷ And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! ⁸ And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down ^(AM)the leaden weight on its opening.

⁹ Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! ^(AN)The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. ¹⁰ Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?” ¹¹ He said to me, “To the ^(AO)land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

^14 (A)I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,^[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^(B)all knowledge and able to instruct one another. ¹⁵ But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^(C)because of the grace given me by God ¹⁶ to be ^(D)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(E)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(F)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(G)reason to be proud of ^(H)my work for God. ¹⁸ For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(I)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(J)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, ^19 (K)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^(L)from Jerusalem and all the way around ^(M)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; ²⁰ and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^(N)lest I build on someone else's foundation, ²¹ but as it is written,

Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

²² This is the reason why ^(P)I have so often been hindered from coming to you. ²³ But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(Q)since I have longed for many years to come to you, ²⁴ I hope to see you in passing as I go ^(R)to Spain, and ^(S)to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. ²⁵ At present, however, ^(T)I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. ²⁶ For ^(U)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. ²⁷ For they were pleased to do it, and indeed ^(V)they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. ²⁸ When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,^[b] I will leave ^(W)for Spain by way of you. ²⁹ I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing^[c] of Christ.

³⁰ I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by ^(X)the love of the Spirit, ^(Y)to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, ^31 (Z)that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that ^(AA)my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, ³² so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and ^(AB)be refreshed in your company. ³³ May ^(AC)the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

^14 (A)I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,^[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^(B)all knowledge and able to instruct one another. ¹⁵ But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^(C)because of the grace given me by God ¹⁶ to be ^(D)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(E)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(F)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(G)reason to be proud of ^(H)my work for God. ¹⁸ For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(I)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(J)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, ^19 (K)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^(L)from Jerusalem and all the way around ^(M)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; ²⁰ and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^(N)lest I build on someone else's foundation, ²¹ but as it is written,

Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

²² This is the reason why ^(P)I have so often been hindered from coming to you. ²³ But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(Q)since I have longed for many years to come to you, ²⁴ I hope to see you in passing as I go ^(R)to Spain, and ^(S)to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. ²⁵ At present, however, ^(T)I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. ²⁶ For ^(U)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. ²⁷ For they were pleased to do it, and indeed ^(V)they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. ²⁸ When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,^[b] I will leave ^(W)for Spain by way of you. ²⁹ I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing^[c] of Christ.

³⁰ I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by ^(X)the love of the Spirit, ^(Y)to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, ^31 (Z)that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that ^(AA)my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, ³² so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and ^(AB)be refreshed in your company. ³³ May ^(AC)the God of peace be with you all. Amen.